VirtualLarry
No Lifer
- Aug 25, 2001
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Or, someone on Disability, that is also working part-time, gets an (erroneous) SSI check for several hundred dollars (a check that they lost originally when they started working), and knows that the gov't will want their money back, but they just want to go to the casino and blow it.I find that most people who claim that others in need just 'work harder' or 'get support from people other than me' have never actually been in the shit before. Once you've had a gutcheck of realization that either you're paying rent, or your family is eating, but not both for this month, your opinions on social programs tends to shift.
I mean, I'm on SSDI, myself, and I occasionally get scratch tickets (bad habit, I know). I don't go on "casino binges" though like some of my friends do, sometimes with their freshly-deposited SSDI / SSI check (AKA "the rent money").
I have my own spending issues though, and "addictions". (Technology!)
I do buy a lot of tech every month, more than I should. And in some ways, I'm like Azuka, I donate technology to those in less fortunate situations than I. I also order Ramen noodles over the internet by the case.
I generally take care of the technology needs, for many of my friends, and a few relatives. I also donate PCs to an agency that places them with people that have mental health issues.
Thinking of starting a YouTube channel.
